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Sandra Day O'Connor

It is a measure of the framers’ fear that a passing majority might find it expedient to compromise 4th Amendment values that these values were embodied in the Constitution itself.
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Majority might Politics Value
Having family responsibilities and concerns just has to make you a more understanding person.
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Family Nature Women
If parents instill a sense of civic-mindedness – and there is no better way to do that than by example – their children will probably follow.
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Children Example Parent
I had become increasingly concerned in recent years about the lack of civics education in our nation’s schools. In recent years, the schools have stopped teaching it. And it’s unfortunate.
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School Teaching Years
Liberty finds no refuge in a jurisprudence of doubt.
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Doubt Jurisprudence Liberty
I’m not on the court anymore, so no use looking for my philosophy. If somebody’s waiting for that, they can wait for another justice.
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Justice Philosophy Waiting
The unhappy persistence of both the practice and the lingering effects of racial discrimination …is an unfortunate reality…and the government is not disqualified from acting in response to it.
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Government Persistence Reality
It was better for me when I was joined at the court by a second woman. When I was there alone, there was too much media focus on the one woman, and the minute we got another woman, that changed.
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Focus Media Too Much
The power I exert on the court depends on the power of the power of my arguments, not my gender
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Argument Court Gender
Despite the encouraging and wonderful gains and the changes for women which have occurred in my lifetime, there is still room to advance and to promote correction of the remaining deficiencies and imbalances.
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Gains Imbalance Rooms
I think I learned to appreciate and treasure each day, because you don’t know how many you’re going to be given.
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Appreciate Gratitude Thinking
Slaying the dragon of delay is no sport for the short-winded.
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Leadership Procrastination Sports
I like to think that the court will continue to be held in high regard by the public. I think it should be.
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Court Regard Thinking
We have a complex system of government. You have to teach it to every generation.
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Generations Government Teach
My hope is that 10 years from now, after I’ve been across the street at work for a while, they’ll all be glad they gave me that wonderful vote.
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Hope Politics Wonderful Years
If statistics are any indication, the system may well be allowing some innocent defendants to be executed.
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Death May Penalty Statistics

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